Ron DeSantis

Disney World, All Theme Parks Left Out of Florida’s ‘Freedom Week’ Sales Tax Holiday

Last year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a special week-long sales tax holiday to help Sunshine State residents get out and enjoy this year’s summer. From July 1 – July 7, ‘Freedom Week’ will give families the opportunity to purchase certain outdoor and recreation items and admission tickets to certain cultural and entertainment events scheduled for the rest of the year TAX-F

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Disney Stock Closing Near 50% Annual Loss

The Walt Disney Company’s stock price closed on Tuesday, June 21, at $93.29/share, almost 50% less than what its shares were worth a year ago. Awarded the title of the worst-performing stock in the Dow Jones Index, Disney has faced a perfect storm of incidents that have sent its stock price sliding for most of 2022, with many putting the blame on Disney using the slogan “Go woke, go broke.” Sittin

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Gov. DeSantis: Reedy Creek Likely to Fall Under State, Not Local Control

As the scuffle between The Walt Disney Company and Florida’s State Government lingers on, Disney World’s special district, The Reedy Creek Improvement District, is still set to be terminated in 2023, and people want to know who is going to pick up the tab after Reedy Creek’s government is unfounded. The current legislation states that all of Reedy Creek’s debts and expenses

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President Biden Predicts That Republicans Will ‘Storm Cinderella’s Castle’

Many Disney fans are already familiar with the tensions that are currently being heightened between the Walt Disney Company and the Republican Party after Disney and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis butted heads over the Parental Rights in Education Bill. Now that the conflict continues to escalate, President Biden has shared his own take on the matter! Walt Disney World Resort is located within the

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Judge DISMISSED Lawsuit Against DeSantis’ Termination of Disney World District

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from Central Florida residents against Governor Ron DeSantis over his signing of legislation that terminated Disney’s special Reedy Creek Improvement District. According to the Orlando Sentinel,  The complaint claimed Florida was violating a state law called the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, as well as a contractual obligation with Reedy Creek’s bondholde

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Parents Campaign Against ‘Woke’ Disney

The Walt Disney Company has dealt with several controversies recently for what Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called the company’s “woke” perspective (particularly in relation to a new bill about teaching children “sexual and gender ideology”), and now some previous Disney fans are consciously trying to remove all evidence of Disney from their children’s lives. A

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Gov. DeSantis on Disney: ‘They Are Reedy Creek,’ ‘They’re Going to Pay Their Debts’

“I am not comfortable having one company with their own government and special privileges, when that company has pledged itself to attacking the parents in my state.” — FL. Gov. Ron DeSantis In a special town hall meeting on Thursday, April 28, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis addressed some of the lingering concerns surrounding his government’s fight with The Walt Disney Company and thei

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Debt: The One Thing That Could Save Disney’s Special Florida District

Disney and Reedy Creek broke their silence over Florida’s latest state legislation to reassure investors that there is one thing standing in the way of the special Disney World District’s termination: its massive debt. In a statement to investors, they said: “In light of the State of Florida’s pledge to the District’s bondholders, Reedy Creek expects to explore its options while contin

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Disney Can Salvage its Special Florida District– Here’s How:

As the dust settles from the initial news bomb that Florida’s state government would terminate Disney’s special district, the Reedy Creek Improvement District, after 55 years, clarity of the situation has been able to come to light–including clarity on whether or not Disney could fight the legislation. A spectrum of onlookers, from hard-core Disney fans to verified journalists, c

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From a Floridian: Perspective on ‘Disney vs DeSantis’

Dear Readers, There is a lot of noise buzzing right now about Florida’s State Government’s decision to terminate the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), which hosts the Walt Disney World Resort and was controlled by–and created for–The Walt Disney Company. Make no mistake, this is a very serious and historic moment in both the history of Disney and the State of Florida

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